Decatur station
Decatur station is a former train station in Decatur, Alabama. The depot was built in 1904–05 along the Southern Railway line. Decatur had become a transportation hub of North Alabama by the 1870s, with its connections to the Tennessee River, the east–west Tuscumbia, Courtland and Decatur Railroad, and the north–south Louisville and Nashville Railroad.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: railway station in Decatur, the United States of America
- Also known as: “Southern Railway Depot”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old State Bank and Princess Theatre.
Old State Bank
Historic building
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The State Bank Building, Decatur Branch, commonly known as the Old State Bank, is a historic Jeffersonian-style bank building in Decatur, Alabama, United States. Old State Bank is situated 890 feet east of Decatur station.
Princess Theatre
Theater building
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The Princess Theatre is a 677-seat performing arts venue in Decatur, Alabama. The art deco-style building was originally built in 1887 as a livery stable. Princess Theatre is situated 3,300 feet south of Decatur station.
Delano Park
Park
The Delano Park, operated by the Decatur Parks and Recreation Board, is the oldest park in the city of Decatur, Alabama. It was created in 1887, as part of a master plan to "re-invent" the City of Decatur, then New Decatur.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Decatur and Albany.
Decatur
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Decatur is the largest city in and the county seat of Morgan County in the U.S. state of Alabama. Nicknamed "The River City," it is located in northern Alabama on the banks of Wheeler Lake along the Tennessee River.
Albany
Hamlet
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Albany, Alabama, also known as New Decatur, Alabama, was a city in Morgan County, Alabama, United States, situated immediately to the southeast of the city of Decatur near the Tennessee River. Albany is situated 1½ miles southeast of Decatur station.
Moulton Heights
Hamlet
Moulton Heights is an unincorporated community suburb of Decatur in Morgan County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area, as well as the Decatur Metropolitan Area. Moulton Heights is situated 2 miles southwest of Decatur station.
Decatur station
- Categories: railway station, building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Morgan County, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.61356° or 34° 36′ 49″ northLongitude
-86.98646° or 86° 59′ 11″ westOpen location code
866MJ277+CCOpenStreetMap ID
way 289238927OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_stationOpenStreetMap feature
historic=railway_stationOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q18155391
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In Other Languages
“Decatur station” goes by many names.
- French: “Decatur”
- French: “gare de Decatur”
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Highlights include Etta Freeman Park and Old NS Transfer Yard.
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